1.2.5 Issues for indirect realism:

• What is the central claim of indirect realism regarding perception?

  Perception via mental representations
• According to indirect realism, what is the role of external objects in perception?

  They cause mental representations
• How does indirect realism explain perception as a mental event?

  It involves mental representations
• What causal process does indirect realism use to explain perception?

  External object to mental representation
• Indirect realists acknowledge that perception involves a mental event.
• What does the Argument from Illusion highlight about our perceptions?

  Our perceptions can be deceptive
• What does the Argument from Perception as a Mental Event challenge about direct realism?

  Perception is a mental event
• Indirect realism proposes a clear causal chain via mental representations.
• Indirect realism claims that we perceive objects directly and veridically.

  False
• Direct realism argues that perception involves an intermediary mental event.

  False
• The Argument from Illusion supports indirect realism by showing that perceptions can differ from reality.

  True
• Indirect realists explain illusions as mental representations that do not accurately reflect external reality.


  True
• Match the key concepts with their associated views:

  Perception through mental representations ↔️ Indirect Realism

  Direct perception of objects ↔️ Direct Realism
• Indirect realism defines perception as mediated by mental representations.
• Indirect realism acknowledges that perception involves a mental component.


  True
• How do indirect realists respond to the Argument from Illusion?

  Illusions are inaccurate representations
• Indirect realism posits that we perceive external objects via mental representations
• Indirect realism explains illusions as misrepresentations caused by the visual system
• Indirect realism asserts that external objects cause mental representations, which we then perceive
• What is the Argument from Causal Interaction in the context of indirect realism?

  Causal chain from object to mind
• What is the central claim of indirect realism regarding perception?

  Perception through mental representations
• Indirect realism explains illusions as misrepresentations via sense data.


  True
• What causal process does indirect realism use to explain how we see an apple?

  Light reflects, stimulates optic nerve